Joe Krakauskas
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| Joe Krakauskas | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 28, 1915 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Died: July 8, 1960 (aged 45) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 9, 1937, for the Washington Senators | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 18, 1946, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 26–36 |
| Earned run average | 4.53 |
| Strikeouts | 347 |
| Teams | |
Joseph Victor Lawrence Krakauskas (March 28, 1915 – July 8, 1960) was a Canadian baseball pitcher who played for seven seasons in the Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Washington Senators from 1937 to 1940 and the Cleveland Indians from 1941 to 1942 and 1946. He is best known for giving up the final hit in Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hit streak in 1941.
He was of Lithuanian descent.[1]
References
- ^ Karnila, Vin. "Lithuanian sportsmen in the US". VilNews.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
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- 1915 births
- 1960 deaths
- Anglophone Quebec people
- Baseball people from Quebec
- Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Canadian people of Lithuanian descent
- Cleveland Indians players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from Canada
- Sportspeople from Montreal
- Washington Senators (1901–1960) players
- Canadian baseball pitcher stubs